New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-09
FRUSTRATTNG ILLEGAL VOTING.
CAUGHT AT THEIR OLD TRICKS.

RrpYATRRs IMPERsoNAToRs, BRIBERS AND
FALSELY REGISTERED MEN BROUGHT Up SNORT.
scven alternative wrs OF mandamus were Issued yes
terday Dy Justice Donohue, Of the supreme court
I'm as many different In which those applying TOT
them had found, on Offering their votes In the dis
trcts in which they had registered that votes had
beeu received in their names already The writs were
addressed to the of election In the several ds
trcts and required them either to receive the Voto OF
tho applcant or show cause forthwith why they
should not 10 compelled to do So In each
case an officer was sent with the writ and the voter TO
the polling place and the inspectors permitted the ballots
to be deposited Tho persons who obtained wrlts aud
the districts and polling places In each case were as
follows:
James Morton, list Election District OF the With
Assembly District No sc Bayardst. jeremiah Teehan.
Philip Barry and John jacques lid Election District of
the lid Assembly District No. 40 Madison-st; David
Sexton With Election District Of the lid Assembly Dis
trict No 81 Nsw-Chambers- Michael Sullivan and
Lawrence McDermott lid Election Distfict
OF the lid Assembly District No 66 MadisensI
Justice onchue at the Court House from tho hour
of the opening Of the polls until after the closing and
Justice Patterson was for short time in the morn
ing During the day John +. Baker. Coo"el Charles H.
Deunisou Frederick L. Gilbert and Jefferson Clark, Re
nublican lawyers, remained at the Court House
for the purpose OF looking after tho In
terests of any Republicans that might need
their aid but none required their Intervention
There is no doubt that many fraudulent votss were
cast below Fourteenth-st From building alone, No
1856 WASH there is reason to believe that prep
aratons made TO cast forty illegal votes Tho
building which at the southwest corner OF Harr'ons
and Is four stories high Is occupied rs business place
by g. L. Lawrence and by Olmsead Town
send Both Mr. Lawrence and the firm are
wholesale dealers in fruit To TRIBUNE
reporter evening Alfred r. Omstcad. head OF the
rm said although one had lodgings In the bnd
ing the upper lofts OF which used for storing fruit
the postnan Monday brought package OF between
forty and fifty letters doubtless containing eiecton 1T
erature addressed to many different persons a, occu
pants of that house
II ia probable that these names had been thus
registered with view to voiiag AS tho
books In use by the election inspect
ors and pol-clerks OF the district Mt No. 90
Hudson st.. last night where they figuring upon the
vote until hour 1t impos ole to inspect tho
or TO ascertain whether hal been cast by men pre-
tending to live at No $50 Westinghouse It's believed
that many votes been cast in the downtown dis
trics by persons who have registered from unoccuped
buildings and warehouses In which only janitors and
their families 1.-Two.
NOT AS MANY ARRESTS As w RE EXPECTED
The arrests for Illegal registration yesterday were
fewer In number the police expected 1t had he
come well known that the police hold warrants Tor the
arrest Of OF persons who had been hired 10 vote
illegally and tho result that few Of the mon who
were wanted dared to make their appearance at tho polls
GU, Of thrtv-ve who had registered from one lodg
ing house III Bayarl-st. only one gave tue police
chance to arrest him. Five who had registered
from lodging house near Police Hea!Qnarters were ar
rested the polling place Ne 3O1 Mottst Ihey gave
l.ir name. Charles X RpDin-On, Eiudri CAvInASa
Jshn icKenna. John Mcnamara and Christie Yosvuss.
and they were held IN 300 bal .ach at inc o9os ="
lice Court man WAC was registered 40 John sinful
frou No 5i Bowsry, where he was not Known west To
in. He WAS arrested by policeman OF the Mercer
squad and held in SOO" bail at tls Jefferson MAT
WIRE made by The Charles the Priace-st police.
In the "snh' there mas ana large
nHm6.r OF Illegal resi,tratons. but a single Illegal
vote cast az lar a. The police could disco.sr ana 10
ma IN her OF cheap lsdr ngh"uses from which may lie
gal registrations wero made. and Cspi'n AIare 10
veat these ana any other Illegal votes from beng cat
ana The fOowinT peri T were aTs of Ga fa,
Fourih,,t; Johu Laus.lID. no l Eldra s,. st.,
s1s.' s S.s. +, K:s:::'
james Byrne.. 30. 80 Bowcry John Marii.. No. -
Aien-st; Jo.cph Hoffman: No. - chrysHe't James
.na Jones' 80 80 b0wer May.r No.
ton, No. 81 Bowsry GeorEe Ncnol; No. 2J3 canAl'']
Richard l. states col.rch OF No. 1913 Prince st was
held In ) 800 bail for illegal voting IN mo fteea'n
Lawrence Cisdy cast a YESTERDAY morning in the
polling place of the lhiryIs Lection District OF the
No 47O Second ave, and was arrested BY Policeman |
Lswer OF tho she.nts Precinct ON charge Of ilies4I
voting because he had recently removed from the ad-
dress he gave. Watcher j. : Mctirath made scompl~a
against him in the YorEyo Police court The prisoner
sald lie had only removed portion Of his furniture
from tho address lie and Thought TIL. Tact gave him
l-ht 10 vote, He said he had asked coroner Mes
me opinion the subject and that the coroner 0Ii
entitled TO vote Justice kIhrcth held MIN
in 81. 900 bail for examination on November y.
Lawrence Fitzsim mems sf Ne. 3J9 East Ihlruethst
Attempted to at 80 800 second ave When he had
bet of SIS upon the result The election lilo was locked
up in the Thirty -hfth street Police tatioD.